Lac Baker is a Canadian community in Madawaska County, New Brunswick,[2] formerly an incorporated village but now part of the town of Haut-Madawaska.
Lac Baker | |
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 View of Lake Baker from Lac Baker | |
  Location of Lac Baker, New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 47°20′06″N 68°38′24″W / 47.335°N 68.64°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Madawaska |
| Parish | Lac Baker |
| Town | Haut-Madawaska |
| Incorporated | 1967 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Provincial | Madawaska-les-Lacs |
| Area | |
| • Land | 37.24 km2 (14.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 685 |
| • Density | 18.4/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) |  0.7% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 506 |
| Dwellings | 505 |
| Median Household Income* | $54,443 CDN |
| Access Routes |  Route 120 |
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It is adjacent to the shore of Lake Baker, which derives its name from that of John Baker, founder of Baker Brook.
History
editOn 1 January 2023, Lac Baker amalgamated with the rural community of Haut-Madawaska to form the new town of Haut-Madawaska.[3] The community's name remains in official use.[4]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Baker had a population of 685 living in 336 of its 459 total private dwellings, a change of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 690. With a land area of 37.24 km2 (14.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.4/km2 (47.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
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Mother tongue (2016)[8]
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Notable people
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Census Profile of Lac Baker". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Lac-Baker". New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
- ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lac Baker, New Brunswick
- ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lac Baker, New Brunswick
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Lac Baker, Village [Census subdivision], New Brunswick". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website (French)